Japanese Journal of Ichthyology
Online ISSN : 1884-7374
Print ISSN : 0021-5090
ISSN-L : 0021-5090
Sexual Dimorphism and an Abnormal Intersexual Specimen in the Bothid Flounder Bothus pantherinus
Kunio AmaokaShohei NishikawaNobukazu Tanaka
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1974 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 16-20

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Abstract
Secondary sexual characters of Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell) were examined.An abnormal specimen, among109normal specimens, had mosaic characters of both sexes.In the histological observation, the gonad was consisted mostly of testis, but in part ovarian tissue was recognized.The specimen may be considered as an abnormal intersex.
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